Navigating Dementia with Dignity: How Specialized Geriatric Services Empower Patients and Caregivers
July 25, 2025 When Todd (a pseudonym), a 76-year-old retired hydro worker, began experiencing memory issues, he and his family ...
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A Safer Tomorrow: How Specialized Geriatric Services Transformed One Woman’s Journey Through Dementia
July 18, 2025 When a 95-year-old woman living in a retirement home began experiencing frequent falls, paranoia, and rapid cognitive ...
Preparing Ontario’s Health Care System for Dementia Care Pathways
July 16, 2025 As dementia prevalence rates continue to increase across Ontario, clinical leaders are taking bold steps to prepare ...
New Report Highlights the Critical Role of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments in Supporting Canada’s Aging Population
July 11, 2025 As Canada braces for a demographic shift where one in four citizens will be over the age ...
Early Diagnosis, Lifelong Impact: How Specialized Geriatric Services Empower Families Facing Dementia
July 11, 2025 When a professional driver in his early 50s began experiencing memory and language difficulties, his life—and ...
Specialized Geriatric Services Deliver Clarity, Comfort, and Care for Complex Aging Needs
June 30, 2025 When an 80-year-old man arrived at the hospital after two falls in 48 hours, his condition raised ...
From Crisis to Comfort: How Specialized Geriatric Services Transformed a Life
June 13, 2025 In a compelling example of the power of specialized geriatric care, a frail elderly woman living alone ...
World Delirium Awareness Day 2025
Article submitted by the Regional Geriatric Program of Southwestern Ontario In honour of World Delirium Awareness Day which occurs ...
PGLO Continues to Advance a Shared Vision for Aging Care in Ontario Through Partnerships and Engagement
This December wraps up with enthusiasm as the dedicated PGLO team continued to work hard to raise awareness of the ...
New Clinical Guidelines for Older Adult Care
The Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health has recently launched two 1st of their kind clinical guidelines for practice with ...
Sparking Collectively Leveraged Action for Older Adult Care in Ontario
The Behavioural Supports Ontario Provincial Coordinating Office and Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario co-hosted a powerful event on February 21st in ...
World Delirium Awareness Day – March 13, 2024
World Delirium Awareness Day is an annual event that is held to raise awareness about delirium and its impact on ...
Upcoming Events
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Rooted in Care – Growing in Influence: 2025 Nurse-Led Outreach Team Virtual Conference
June 19, 2025
On Jun 19, 2025, Join Ontario's Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses and other partners working in Nurse-Led Outreach Teams (NLOTs) and in Long-Term Care for the 2025 NLOT Virtual Conference
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Models and Examples of Integrated Community Geriatric Teams (Part 2): Webinar
June 10, 2025
View the second of a two-part series and colleagues working in integrated primary care and geriatric models in Community Health Centres as they showcase examples and approaches. Examples from different Ontario Health regions will be presented. Presentations will be followed by an interactive discussion with participants to co-imagine future possibilities for integrated primary care and geriatric practice to better support an aging population.
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Transforming Urgency into Opportunity – Ontario GEM Conference 2025
May 15, 2025
On May 15, 2025, join Geriatric Emergency Management Nurses and other members of the Emergency Department Interprofessional Team from across Ontario for a virtual day of learning and networking.